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ABB (Germany)

In research, ABB (Germany) stands highest in Engineering (#2,598 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,789 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,161
of 22,385 · #14,244 all time
Rank in Germany
#791
of 795
Research works
724
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
ABB (Germany)

What is ABB (Germany) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #2,598 of 9,532 8.7%425
Physical SciencesDomain #5,789 of 17,446 8.4%640

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ABB (Germany) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does ABB (Germany) work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at ABB (Germany) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (51%), Computer Science (32%), Business, Management and Accounting (5%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 89.4% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 50.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 14.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 13.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 32.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 11.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKABB (Germany)69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3550.8%
    2. Computer Science2232.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy22.7%
    4. Energy11.5%
    5. Materials Science11.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Environmental Science00.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting34.6%
    2. Decision Sciences23.2%
    3. Social Sciences11.1%
    4. Psychology00.4%
    1. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Neuroscience00.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 4.15× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.39× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.15×22 works
  2. Engineering3.39×35 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.27×2 works
  4. Energy1.62×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.44×3 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.22×2 works
  7. Materials Science0.34×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.32×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  11. Psychology0.12×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ABB (Germany)?

Ranked on the quality score, Iiro Harjunkoski, Rüdiger Franke and Alexander Horch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ABB (Germany).

  1. 1 Iiro Harjunkoski Germany · #197,042 worldwide 6.6k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 Rüdiger Franke Germany · #888,119 worldwide 793 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Alexander Horch Germany · #971,228 worldwide 3k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Hermann W. Grünling Germany · #1,629,512 worldwide 624 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Hilmar Esrom Germany · #2,005,258 worldwide 1.1k citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Helmut Anschütz Germany · #2,832,407 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Hans Happoldt Germany · #2,933,336 worldwide 107 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Benjamin Kloepper Germany · #3,027,762 worldwide 263 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Lennart Merkert Germany · #3,132,511 worldwide 219 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Nicolaie L. Fantana Germany · #3,758,963 worldwide 140 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at ABB (Germany)

What are the most cited papers from ABB (Germany)?

The most cited paper from ABB (Germany) is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "Catalytic Materials for High-Temperature Combustion" (658) and "Scope for industrial applications of production scheduling models and solution methods" (518).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
2 Catalytic Materials for High-Temperature Combustion Marcus F. M. Zwinkels, Sven Järås, P. Govind Menon et al. · Catalysis Reviews Aug 1993 658
3 Scope for industrial applications of production scheduling models and solution methods Iiro Harjunkoski, Christos T. Maravelias, Peter M. M. Bongers et al. · Computers & Chemical Engineering Open access 12 Dec 2013 518
4 Recent developments of high power converters for industry and traction applications Steffen Bernet · IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Nov 2000 456
5 Failure mechanism of the interturn insulation of low voltage electric machines fed by pulse-controlled inverters Martin Kaufhold, Georg Börner, Marc Eberhardt et al. · IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine Sep 1996 313
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ABB (Germany)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Distributed Systems, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Industrial Automation, Big Data, Flexible Automation and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 3.0×15 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency6▲ 9.8×14 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  5. Distributed Systems4▲ 38×5 topics
  6. Big Data4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  7. Industrial Automation4▲ 93×2 topics
  8. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  9. Flexible Automation4▲ 221×1 topic
  10. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems4▲ 221×1 topic
  11. Neural Networks4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  12. Anomaly Detection3▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Cloud Computing3▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Optimization3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  15. Fault Detection3▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Risk Management2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  18. Machine Vision2▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Power Electronics2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Construction2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Resource Management2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Security2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Virtualization2▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Ontology2▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Semantic Web2▲ 31×1 topic
  26. BIM2▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Data Centers2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Data-Driven Techniques2▲ 33×1 topic
  29. MapReduce2▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Prefabrication2▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Process Monitoring2▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Scheduling2▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Thermal Analysis2▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Smart Grid2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  35. Embedded Systems2▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Fault Tolerance2▲ 16×4 topics
  37. IoT Security2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Digital Twin2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Smart Manufacturing2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Thermal Plasma2▲ 301×1 topic

Which research topics does ABB (Germany) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Semantic Web and Ontologies, Fault Detection and Control Systems and BIM and Construction Integration.

Flexible and Reconfigura…4Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 4 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontolog…2Semantic Web and Ontologies: 2 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…2Digital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceControl and Systems EngineeringBuilding and Construction4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available9.1%not open90.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ABB (Germany)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ABB (Germany) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%ABB (Germany)0.00052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ABB (Germany) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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